Off the shelf or roll my own?

Question

I want to take an Anroid based tablet - not a phone, I need a large screen and I don't need 3G.

The guy with the tablet will attach a web cam to it and a s/w application in the Adnroid tablet will stream the cameras feed to a web page (there may later be a need to stream video back to the Android tablet - tbd).

Additionally, I need 2 way Voice over IP.

I may (tbd) need to use a TCP interace to a device which might, or might not, be achieved through the Andoid.

With so much open: is there any open source that can handle that, either as a grooup or individually, or should I code my own? Since I don't normally do this kinds of stuff what's the best approach, in terms of protocols, etc

I'd like to demo something in a month or so. Sorry that this is vague - but so is the person asking for it (which might make me lean towards roll your won simply because of shifting requirements. But I might roll my own around off the shelf building block, for instance if I can find off the shelf open source VoiP, etc)

Answer 1

There are a lot of mobile streaming services. Maybe they can help you with one half of your problem:

• http://www.ustream.tv/
• http://www.qik.com/
• http://bambuser.com/

Answer 2

is there any open source that can handle that, either as a grooup or individually, or should I code my own?

AFAIK, there is virtually no "open source that can handle that" for Android. In fact, you will need hardware modifications and drivers to support webcams, let alone anything else on your to-do list.

Answer 3

Instead of the Webcam, you can use the integrated camera on the phone itself to capture and stream. And, yes, you 'll have to develop something on your own esp. with changing requirements.